Overall, I like the direction that the applet dialog is taking (and that could be possibly transferred to the preferences). A big thanks to Manu for seeking this list's input.
(further comments below) Vincent Untz wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, October 20, 2005 00:35, Manu Cornet wrote: > >>I have been working on a new version of the "add to panel" dialog, for >>the Ubuntu distro. This dialog is already available by default in the >>new Ubuntu "Breezy Badger" version. > > > People might be interested in reading Calum's posts about this dialog: > > http://blogs.gnome.org/view/calum/2005/08/16/0 > http://blogs.gnome.org/view/calum/2005/09/20/1 One of Calum's comments that I remember from my original reading: Will it be possible to search on more words than included in the applet name or description? That is, something along the lines of (hidden) keywords? I'm not totally convinced of an implicit "and" for keywords, since I can imagine the user being too explicit and finding nothing. I suppose that is mitigated by the live search results, except in cases where the user isn't looking at that portion of screen (newbies who can't touch type, vision-impaired or alternate input that requires full visual concentration). [...] >>* Selected applet's description appears below the canvas. > > > As others have said, a tooltip might be better. The main thing about this new dialog that worries me is that the description is hidden until the user clicks - whether in the status bar or in a tooltip. This isn't a visible function when looking at a static screen, and it means that the user has to click (or hover) one-by-one over the icons. The current dialog might seem sparsely populated, but at least its list lends itself to scanning (by description as well as name). Unfortunately, I don't have a proposal to make to resolve this problem in the new dialog. I just thought it important enough to mention. - John _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
